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Mes Amis (2017, rev. 2021)

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Instrumentation: oboe solo

Duration: 8 minutes


While studying at the Jacobs School of Music, I was fortunate to be friends with two wonderful oboists, JJ Silvey and Alaina Chester. Through Mes Amis I wanted to capture their bright, fun personalities and their aptitude for silly and sassy banter. All of this is portrayed through three recurring musical themes. First, a saucy and indulgent burlesque that meanders about with occasional surprises and bursts of fast notes. More frenzied is the second theme, darting around the oboe's full range with a flurry of scalar passages and curt chirping, laughing gestures. The last theme is the gentlest, a sweet and lyrical waltz with a Parisian-like lilt. It was natural for French musical influences to color this composition because JJ, Alaina, and I all carry a special fondness for French composers, especially Francis Poulenc! Mes Amis was composed in the spring of 2017 for my friends and revised in 2021 for publication.

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  • About
  • Music
    • Chamber >
      • 2-4 Performers >
        • Afterlove
        • Aurora Fanfare & Dance
        • Burlesquing
        • Elegy
        • Groove Passing
        • Music with Oliver
        • Playtime
        • Quadraphonics
        • Ripple Cycles
        • Suite
        • To Rose
        • Toy Chest
      • 5-8 Performers >
        • Big Ideas!
        • Brevity is the Soul of Wit
        • Infinite Spinning
        • Liquidus
        • Red Riding Pictures Proudly Presents
        • Serenade for the Ghosts
        • Time Machine Hyperboles
    • Piano >
      • Petite Suite
      • Spiral Suite
    • Solo >
      • Mes Amis
      • Mikroczellos
      • Rhapsodie
      • Shades of Green
    • Band/Wind Ensemble >
      • Rocky River Counterpoint
      • The Hinz Waltz
      • The Hinz Waltz 2
    • Orchestral >
      • Jest
      • Many Universes
    • Solo and Ensemble >
      • Loneliness and Imaginations
      • Morceau pour Sill
    • Vocal/Choral >
      • All You Need
      • Lacquer Prints
      • To See a World
      • Untitled Meditation
    • Electronic >
      • Artificial Rainstorm
      • Gasp Grids
      • Requiem
  • Performances
    • 2023
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    • 2021
    • 2020
    • 2019
    • 2018
    • 2017
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    • 2012-2014
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